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585-Article Text-797-1-10-20151030
585-Article Text-797-1-10-20151030
ISSN: 2076-5061
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Abstract
The absorption coefficient of glass medium (green and violet color glasses) of various thicknesses, when the medium is
exposed to sodium light has been studied using LDR. The value of absorption coefficient has been found almost constant in
all cases as expected.
Keywords: Absorption Coefficient; Anisotropic Solid; EM wave; LDR
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Corresponding Author, Email: ybkans@gmail.com
Y.B.Kannan/Rec Res Sci Tech 3 (2011) 97-100
Tabulation
‘d’
No. Value of Resistance in Multimeter
cm
with green glass of with green glass of
without glass Ro thickness with green glass of thickness thickness
(KΩ) x1 = 4.876x10-3m x2 = 9.752x10-3m Rx2 (KΩ) x3 = 14.628x10-3m
Rx1 (KΩ) Rx3 (KΩ)
1 15 3 6 13 40
2 30 4 10 19 44
3 45 5 13 26 59
4 60 7 18 37 94
5 75 10 23 47 124
Table 3: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multi-meter, when the green glass plate’s
thickness increases two times. (From 4.888mm to 9.776mm)
Table 4: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multimeter, when the green glass plate’s
thickness increases three times. (From 4.888mm to 14.628mm)
Table 5: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multimeter which is connected in parallel to the
LDR, when the green glass plate’s thickness increases one and half times. (From 9.752mm to 14.628mm)
Table 8: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multimeter, when the violet glass plate’s
thickness increases two times. (From 4.888mm to 9.776mm)
Table 9: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multimeter, when the violet glass plate’s
thickness increases three times. (From 4.888mm to 14.628mm)
No ‘d’ cm Rx3(14.628mm) / Rx1(4.888mm) α x3 (14.628mm) / α x1(4.888mm
1 15 94 / 10 = 9.4 102.018 / 106.971 = 0.953
2 30 117 / 15 = 7.8 99.981 / 117.436 = 0.851
3 45 134 / 20 = 6.7 97.390 / 123.171 = 0.790
4 60 151 / 27 = 5.6 90.962 / 119.939 = 0.758
5 75 193 / 35 = 5.5 87.667 / 111.306 = 0.787
Table 10: Ratio of change in the resistance value and the absorption coefficient value in the multimeter, when the violet glass plate’s
thickness increases one and half times. (From 9.776mm to 14.664mm)